Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all women with the most recent live births within 5 years prior to the survey in 14 districts of Pakistan (n = 6,266)

From: Factors associated with non-use of antenatal iron and folic acid supplements among Pakistani women: a cross sectional household survey

Variable

Number

%

District

  

Jhelum

239

3.8

Swabi

312

5.0

Charsadda

331

5.3

Sukkur

348

5.6

Ghotki

370

5.9

Mansehra

381

6.1

Thatta

382

6.1

Rajanpur

459

7.3

Mardan

492

7.8

Sanghar

522

8.3

Dera Ghazi Khan

572

9.1

Dadu

572

9.1

Larkana

619

9.9

Bahawalpur

668

10.7

Place of residence

  

Urban

1,178

18.8

Rural

5,089

81.2

Lady health worker program area

 

Yes

4,538

72.4

No

1,728

27.6

Age of respondents

  

Mean (SE)

29.6 (±6.5)

 

Median (IQR‡)

29.0 (25.0 - 34.0)

 

Age categories of respondents

  

15 to 24 years

1,460

23.3

25 to 34 years

3,293

52.6

35 to 44 years

1,392

22.2

45 years and more

121

1.9

Educational status of respondents

  

Above secondary

354

5.6

At least some secondary school

798

12.7

At least some primary school

910

14.5

No education

4,205

67.1

Working status of respondents

  

Not working

4,326

69.0

Working

1,930

30.8

Missing

10

0.2

Educational status of respondents’ husband

 

Above secondary

1,098

17.5

At least some secondary school

1,834

29.3

At least some primary school

988

15.8

No education

2,292

36.6

Missing

54

0.9

Husband's occupation

  

Agriculture/Livestock/Poultry

1,297

20.7

Petty trader

627

10.0

Labourer (Daily wages)

2,258

36.0

Government service

675

10.8

Private service

392

6.3

Own business

247

3.9

Abroad

220

3.5

Unemployed

321

5.1

Others

195

3.1

Missing

34

0.5

Household wealth index

  

Highest

1,239

19.8

Medium high

1,597

25.5

Medium low

1,708

27.3

Lowest

1,722

27.5

Outcome of last live birth within 5 years preceding the survey

  

Singleton

6,180

98.6

Multiple

86

1.4

Duration since last live birth within 5 years preceding the survey

  

Within 1 year

2,014

32.1

1 to 2 years

2,953

47.1

3 and more years

1,299

20.7

Number of live births within 5 years preceding the survey

  

One

2,746

43.8

Two

2,578

41.1

Three and more

943

15.0

Antenatal services by type of providers

  

Health professionals

3,931

62.7

Untrained providers

109

1.7

No services

2,094

33.4

Missing

132

2.1

  1. ‡Inter-quartile range.